Connecticut western news., 1887-05-18
THE SPORTING WORLD.
TURF AND TRACK, YACHTING
 AND BASE BALL GOSSIP.
The Current Chat about Pedestrians,
 Pugilists, Etc.

At the close of May 13 games: LEAGUE The Detroits still lead with 12 won and lost, and percentage of .s57. Boston stands sec ond with s won and lost and .t67 The New with won and lost and .5SS. The Chicagos and the PittsburSs are also a tie with won, 6 lost and 455. Washington has 3 won, lost and .25O, while Indianapolis brings up the rear with won, Il lost and .2l4; AssocIA- r1oN-St Louis stands first with l5 won, lost and a percentage of .S33. Brooklyn has 10 won 5 lost and .667. Baltimore has II won; 2 lost and .6l1. Cincinnati has 12 won;S lost and .6OO Louisville has II won, $ lost and .57A. Athletic has won, 10 lost and AZ. Cleveland has won, l6 lost and .l5S; and the Metropol- itans ? won, 14 lost and precentaSe of .l25.
 Edmund II. Nelms, an old-time billiardist of national reputation, died in Philadelphia. He a famous player when John Deery and Phil Ticman were in their prime, and for many years he was the manager of the billiard room of the Continental Hotel in Philadelphia.
 The haf-mile foot race in Pittsburgh between Case of Ham lton, Ont, and Nikirk of Pittsburgh, for $500 side was won by Nikirk in minutes 21a seconds.
 Bob Clark, the Brooklyn's clever catcher is shoulaer-bound. He seems unable to do anything to cure 1t. It is hoped, however that the warm weather may help him.
 Smuggling is forbidden inPhiladelphia, in and most of the active professionals have left the town. Now the packers of the fighters are getting into trouble
 MT. w. B. Hanson of New York has with drawn his trotting mare Pearl from the turf. She is at present with foal by Pancoast. She is about to be removed to her owners farm in Maine. Hereafter she will be bred 0 the eel ebrated stallion Dan Wilkes. She is 10 years old and has record of 2:2o. The pretty sloop yacht Curlew, Mir. M. W. Bronson of New York owner, is being thor slgly overhauled at Port Jefferson, L. l., and l hn.ao ffN,. >lor oc chilus.
 Director Billings of the Boston Club says that President Day vii find one of these days | that he will have to put up some money to strengthen his club.
 | The Brooklyns have good man in Greer | of the Athletics. After the o'her catchers of the team are well he will act as general subs.i- | tutH.
 The new Scotch yacht Thistle is & clipper | indeed, and if she sails well as she looks, it will be a speedy boat that ill beat CT in a | forty-ive mile race. However, we are pretty clever boat-buiders ourselves, as Johnny Bull has found out and the canny Scot will doubt | less learn ill due time.
 Madden, of the Bostons, pitches we'll that Kelly says he will hereafter catch for him and make him a great pitcher.
 The Maytlower wintered excellently, and will be sailed by Hank Half in her opening races.
 -Montrose, sturdy bay Cincinnati colt won the thirteenth Kentucky D rby. He led fir m start to finish. and earned golden triumph on his merits. .-"r
 The bug chuckers and bait slinSers of the country are hard at work practising for tho fl y and bait casting tournament which is to be held at Central Park, New York, on May, 25 and 26. @f
 The Cincinnati Base Ball Club were ar rested on warrant for giving an exhibition on Sunday. Their cases were continued for two weeks.
 The New York Club have made & mistake in releasing old Joe Gerhardt. Joe is as fine d second baseman any on the field to-day.
 Jack Dempsey is not overly in love with the treatment given him in Philadelphia during his boxing bouts there.
 Mooic of last years Chicago Club, and who is now playing with the Bos ton Blues, made five home runs and three two-base hits last week.
 "Cyclone' Mill has been sold by the Ath- letics to the Lincoln Club.
 Alfredo Balbo. the Cuban pool champion, has made match to play Henry Glass of St. Louis at fifteen-ball pool, under the new championship rules, for S1, 900 side the best twenty-one in forty-one games Ealbo has sent S5oo forfeit money to St. Louis, where the match is to be played.
 The National League of American Wheel men meet at St. Louis May 20 and 21. About l, ,0o0 wheelmen will meet.
 Irving Fisher, student at Yale College, has | invented practical device for recording the work done by each rower in crew, which gives plain and sure method of selecting the better men.
 The sale of thoroughbred yearlings in Lex ington, Ky, a decided success. The prices were good, although bidding was rather slow at times. Twenty-two Allies brought S1S,5a5, an average of S9O2. Ss, and thirty three colts sold for s27,275, an average of SS36.51.
 The Royal Thames Yacht Clubs Queens Jubilee ocean race around the United King dom from the Thames W II start Tuesday, June II, the prize being one thousand guineas The race is open to vessels belonging to any recognized yacht club in the world, without restrictions as to rig, build centreboard ol otherwise.
 III. M. Johnson, who so cleverly won the Sheffield handicap a year ago, challenges Harry Hutchins, now in New South Wales, te Cincinnati, in July or August next for $500 ol S1,00o sdA. If they run on the level they will make good race.
 It is reported that Dwyer Brothers have bought Egmont, the Nashville phenomenon for ,OO0 cash. Egmont sold us a yearlins in 1884 for S3.5 at the Belle Meade sale.
 F. c. Bancroft said in an interview on, day recently: off you wa to make big money go to work and get corner on pitchers. In month from now there will not be a club hu what will be hunting for one or more twirl CTS" "Why ?" was the response "Becaus the new rules are going to play Old Ned witt pitchers. Stick pin there and see if I an not right"
 There is talk of wrestling match be tween Joe Acton and Tom Conner, to talk place shortly in New York. Since the "Littl Demon" was thrown, fairly or unf"irly, b. Strang CT Lewis, there is not the interest man jfested in him or his doincs formerly taken As the Spider says, Americans have no us for loser."
 Jack Lynch says: ''To give batsman base hit every time he gets his base on ball is good thing in one respect. A pitcher vii do anything to prevent his being hit hard He ca es little how big his error column ge' as long as it will keep down the opponent base hit score."
 MIR. PARNELL'S HEALTH.